Ten fun facts about Western Sahara

Fact 1Western Sahara is mainly a desert territory in north-west Africa. The terrain is mostly low flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast.

Fact 2The languages spoken in Western Sahara are Hassaniya, Arabic and Moroccan Arabic.

Fact 3The major ethnic group is the Sahrawis that claim descent from the Beni Hassan, a Yemeni tribe.Fact 4Western Sahara is one of the most sparsely populated territories due to the fact that the area mainly consists of desert flatlands.

Fact 5Most of the population is Arab while some are Berbers. All of them follow the Islam religion.